Doctor in opioid kickback scheme sentenced to 51 months
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) " A doctor who admitted he accepted financial kickbacks for prescribing a highly addictive opioid spray has been sentenced to 51 months in prison.Dr. Jerrold Rosenberg apologized in court on Friday, saying, "I'm truly sorry for what I've done."Prosecutors say the 63-year-old Rosenberg bullied patients who complained about the effects of the fentanyl spray Subsys, telling one to "stop crying, you're acting like a child." He received $188,000 in kickbacks. [...]
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